New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-09
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SIN FRANCISCO.
UNFINISHED CI,IMINALS-WINE INTERVIEWS
LICK OBSERVATORY.
fpy TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUNE.

tpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrDUNE.1
SAN Francisco. Jan. s.-The fiascO in the IN
oucuration of Governor elect Bartlett at Sacra-
mento. owing to the absence of election returns
from two counties, has depressed the Democracy.
The superstitous regard il as bad omen and the
large crowd OF San-Franciscans who went up to
the state capital TO assist in the ceremonies re
turned to-day in deep disgust 10 add to the
Bourbon vexation Mr.. Bartletts inaugural mes
SAGE was published prematurely by "The Sacra-
mcnto Bee" although it understood the docu-
ment was not to be printed until actually deliv-
cred. In fine Governor Stoncman's administra-
ton ends with a series of foolish blundcrs which
serve as fitting climax to the official record of one
of the weakest and most incompetent of Califor-
MAS Governors He goes into private life with
record Of having called two needless, expensive.
fruitless extra sessions Of the legislature while
he devoted the last days OF his term to wholesale
pardoning Of some Of the worst rogucs In the two
State prisons This week he pardoncd nine CON
victs. including Brown and Mrs Vale, who pro-
cured an affidavit from an incompetent person in
the Sharon case
The United States Senatorship ight remains
practically unchanged. The best judges declare
that the Office will be sold by the Democrats To
George Hearst. The pretended opposition TO him
is due mainly TO scheming politicians. who want
the rich mnc-Owner to Jay heavily fOr-thc coveted
honor. His chief opponent is j. w. Holman, tho
Los Angeles banker, whose chief claim to the po-
sition Is his large fortune and the pecuniary aid
he has given to the party
Tho cable car strike continues almost UNI
changed although no one can tell what q day may
bring forth as the strikers are getting uglcr and
more desperate. There have been several small
explosions OF powder on the tracks OF the two
roads but nothing serious resulted The strikers
claim they will yet bring the companies TO terms.
but the outlook Is gloomy Tho violence show n
to conductors and the breaking of windows could
be suppressed were il not for the manifest SYM
patty of the police with the strikers. Not a sim
gle person breaking windows assaulting con
ducors except In the early morning riot last week.
has been arrested.
1t il feared now that the fourth trial OF Luke
Carly. the murderer, will result in his acquittal
because of the absence of the chief witness against
him, q sailor named Anderson Carly fOully muir
dcred sailor four years ago, but he Is n saloon
keeper with political influence and was released on
bail few months after his crime. He was con
victcd once Of mansaughter and sentenced to eight
Yeas imprisonment, but obtained II new trial ard
was again let out on bail Anderson the crime
committed and has appeared witness at each
trial. lie was held in Jail several months longer
than the murderer. Finally growing weary Of the
laws delay, it Is thought he shipped Oh deep
water vessel
In Oakland the laws delay will probably allow
the gray haired murderer Jones, who l. nearly
eighty years old TO die in HIS bed He killed an
old saloon keeper and robbed him Of money and
trinl1cts several Of the latter being found on his
person when arrested. II is three years Since the
crime was committed Jones was sent cnced to bc
hanged. but obtained n new trial on a technlcaty.
A convention Of Craze growers and wine makers
vii he held here Al consider
for the improvement OF nati wines and the sup
preston OF spurious wines manufactured by deal
crs II has been decided t. request the Lerisla-
turc 10 provide by law for the making Of chattcl
mortgages wine and brandy ana the cOopcr1gc
in which they contained. The greatest dini-
Guilty the winonaker experiences now is to hold
his wine and brandy until age shall mellow u and
at the same time find means for carrying on his
business. The proposed law would he Of great as
sstancc TO him and would also prevent the sale OF
a large amount OF new wine which is doctOrcd and
sold by unscrupuous dealers as eight and ten year
old vintaye
Some damaging afidavits haze been sent from
Australia by Maitland. the husband Of Miss JEFF
frcys Lewis, the actress. She Is suing for III
yorce on the ground OF cruelty and no doubt would
have won her suit but for the unfortunate accident
OF giving birth to child whose father Is not
Maitland Miss Jeffrcys Lewis Is now liyins In
Oakland. II Is an open secret among theatrical
people here That Maitland. who lived ON his wife =
eaInin n, brutally abused her HIS faNoritc Irt>-
time was TO drag her out OF bed. bind her hands
behind her back and then tie her 10 a bed post,
leaving her in that condition until morning.
New shops are being built at the Union Iron
Works TO accommodate the extra worlSmcn needed
for the construction - the United states cruiser
for which the yard secured "A contract This week
the keel Of n new iron steamer for the Canadian
Pacific Navigation Company, n twelve hundIcl
tons, was laid. At these works the great iron
dome OF Lick Observatory is being temporarily
erected The object Is 90 test the structure be
fore IFS removal 10 Mount Ilamilt n, where il
would be difficult TO remedy any grave defect IA
its plan The dome will weigh l22 tons.
This week the body Of James Lick was removed
from the local Masonic cemetery 10 Mount llami-
ton, where IL will be placed 10 morrow In niche
in the massive foundation Of the Lic, telescope
with appropriate ceremonies
| Prophecies Of n dry winter have len TO the over
hauling OF statistics which show that for thirty
four years during which accurate records have
been kept the average December rainfall has been
four and forty nine one hundTcdtls inches. while
this year IL has been four and sixty three nchun-
| dredths inches In twcn,y-onc OF these years the
! rainfall was less than this season In December yet
| enough fell after january ! TO make good crop.
The fears Of dry season have given boom to
wheat. Sales have been heavy recently ana prices
last week advanced from 81 40 to 81 30. and on
the last day Of the year jumped to 81 60. Offers
! of 81 81 l-2 are now made. but no one cares TO
sell, lack Of rain means further advance
In December shipments by from San Fran
cisco follows: Merchandise. S4.253.033 :
flour, liz ,353 barrels wheat .JG7,7G4 centals :
barley, 1l7,dj5 ccntals quicksilver 40 haslos
| treasure lby sea and rail-, S2,sl0,72i The re-
| cepts OF specie here for the last quarter were
S35, 254, AL Of which nearly $500 900 came
| from the interior OF California and Nevada The
bank clcarings for the past year were the LARGEST
| in six years, amounting To SG42 OOO, 900 The
bullion product Of the rncihc Coast for the past
year was Sl03Oll ,7GI, of which nearly thiity per
cent was gold and ilfty-two per cent silver The
remainder copper and lead OF the four metals
California produced Sl4G00,3s5 Tho yield az
California mines is well maintained while In
Alaska and Idaho the increase has been eighty Der
| cont over the former year.